Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-06-11
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Debafe on the irish Crimes Bill Resumed
-'iadstone and Parnell Make Brief
speeches Against the Present Course
OF the Government.
LONDON. ,Juae ln

LONDON, June 10.
smith moved In the House OF Commons
'his evening the resolution previously an.
noanced requesting that at 10 P NJ. on the
i''n the cfalrman put the question on any
motion. amendment or proposal touching the
ciause OF the crimes bill then under discus.
sion. then on the clause itself. and finally on
escn remaining clause. He urged that the
step was forced upon the government by the
| continued obstruction. II was sh.oln,aIr
necessary for the dignity and efficiency OF
the House that the delib Arste attempts to
prevent the progress of bI>iasss' be defeat.
co. ms was now the fourth month of the
session and practically nothing had been
oone. The whole course of legislation had
oeen stopped. The government desired thar
Que consideration be given 10 the rights O,
the minority and respect shown for the tradi.
tons of liberty and freedom attached to the
institutions of the country. But il was un.
douotedly .he duty If the government in
circumstances with"u; parallel in the history
of farliament, to call npon the House 10 take
measures to prevent the minority trou set.
ung al defiance the controlling power Of the
majority 1t WIS impos Ihle for the el,era-
ment, representing the III ,rity, u Weld to
Tue OBSTRUCTION of the minority. The debate
over the crime bill had bee me A trav.stv.
upon Parliament. He appealed to the House
TO support the government in irving 10 re-.
store order in their proceedings rCheers. I
Gladstone said that longer notice shoulI
nave been given of this important motion.
Ihe present state Of business and the entire
paralysis OF parliament had caused intense
dissatisfaction throughout the country, but
toe position has been brought about by the
government themselves. Cries of hear.
hear. They had been pursuing the false
and evil policy Of coercion without the iusti-
hcatlon pleaded on former occasions. and
had dlsregafded all the usages and traditions
OF Parliament in the conduct of the measure.
which they had under the name of the crimes
bill, introduced. The measure was directed
against combination apart from crime.
Hear, hear He would suggest to the
government that rational mode 20 ,xpedite
'ne oi'i "ouin De to make II temporary in
| stead OF permanent and strike out all provis-
iohs touching the combination apart from
crime and assuring the Irish tenants of the
same protection in respect to their land
strikes as is given the English artessns in
their labor strikes. If the governm Mt re.
Jected that remedy and had no other to pro.
pose, the offensive character of the bill would
be retained in full force
farneli said he could not understand the
fatuity OF the government in rushing blind.
folded along the road which, as already seen,
would ieau to the greatest disorder in Ire
lanu. L he government speakers had harped
on the theme of obstruction. Asa matter OF
fact the Irish members had not lifted one
voice against any measure except the coer-
clon Dill, which they were bound to resist to
the utmost. The cry of obstruction was not
genuine when raised by men who did not de.
sire to advance public business Let the
government proceed with the real business of
the nation instead of wasting time over the
crimes OIL applying to a nation where crime
was admitted to the minimum. He concluded
| by moving an amendment that the House
decline to sanction the resolution limiting
the freedom of debate and assailinp the rights
of the minorities
Sir William Vernon Harcourt warned the
government that their proposal might be used
by future government as precedent for car
rylng the home rule bill in a fortnight that
other measures might be forced through IN
the same way.
Goschen, chancellor exchequer, said that
the preceding speaker might amuse the
House but would not deceive the country.
The government had made no attempt to
stop discussion on the important clauses of
the bill. Parliament and the country had
had enough of this unlimited discussion and
it was necessary now to put an end to it.
Several Parnelites continued the debate
| Smith moved cloture which was carried bv
2S4 to l67
Parnels smendmdnt was rejected by 3Ol
votes to lol.
There is chance now of discussing the
original motion.